We had our cabinets refaced. (post #206457, reply #2 of 2)

We had our cabinets refaced. I believe we saved roughly half over getting new cabinets, though we never did a detailed workup.

But it goes faster, there's much less disruption (the cabs do not need to be completely emptied) and you get a known quantity in terms of the cabinet quality (though of course you need to judge if that's good or bad).

But bear in mind that a lot depends on the skill of the refacer, and what materials are used. In our case premium materials were used (actually thin plywood), while some installers just use flimsy veneers.

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